050811-O-0000W-002. [Complete] Scene Caption: The participants for the cutting of the first piece of steel for CVN 78, the first aircraft carrier of the CVN 21 program, pose during a ceremony at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. From left to right: US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RDML) (lower half) H. Denby Starling II, Commander Naval Air Force, US Atlantic Fleet; USN RDML (lower half) David Architzel, Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers; Joe S. Frank, Mayor of Newport News; Mike Petters, President, Northrop Grumman Newport News; Representative Jo Ann Davis (R-VA, 1ST District);
050811-O-0000W-002. [Complete] Scene Caption: The participants for the cutting of the first piece of steel for CVN 78, the first aircraft carrier of the CVN 21 program, pose during a ceremony at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. From left to right: US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RDML) (lower half) H. Denby Starling II, Commander Naval Air Force, US Atlantic Fleet; USN RDML (lower half) David Architzel, Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers; Joe S. Frank, Mayor of Newport News; Mike Petters, President, Northrop Grumman Newport News; Representative Jo Ann Davis (R-VA, 1ST District); Representative Robert C. Scott (D-VA, 3rd District); USN Captain (CAPT) Michael E. McMahon, Commanding Officer, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Newport News. The ceremony held at the shipyards new heavy-plate bay facility, one of several new facilities built for the CVN 21 program. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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